Washington Redskins

General manager Scot McCloughan says a "thorough, thorough, thorough" vetting of Junior Galette left the Washington Redskins "very comfortable bringing him on board," despite off-field problems that led the New Orleans Saints to cut the outside linebacker. "He has to walk the line, and he knows that," McCloughan said Sunday. "If he doesn't, then he's gone." McCloughan's first news conference of training camp came two days after Galette signed a one-year, $745,000 contract. He was released by the Saints last Monday. Galette was arrested in January after an alleged domestic dispute. Charges were dropped, but the episode remains under...

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